The Benny Powell Discography (1964-1980)



Generated on Jul 17, 2008


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Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key.


Date: August 13, 1964
Location: NY
Label: Mercury

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wayne Andre, Billy Byers, Dick Hixson, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman (tb), Jerome Richardson (f), Bernard Eichen, Lewis Eley, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff (vn), Barry Galbraith (g), Bob James (p), George Duvivier (b), Bobby Donaldson (d), Willie Rodriguez (per), Frank Foster (dir), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.32598   Mr. Lucky - 2:29  (Henry Mancini) / arr: Frank Foster
     Verve CD: 314 558 401-2 — Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook   (1998)
     Mercury LP 12": MG 21009/SR 61009 — Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook   (1965)
     Mercury EP: SR 656C   
     Mercury 45: 72334   (1964)
b.32599   The Girl From Ipanema - 2:30  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel) / arr: Frank Foster
     Emarcy CD: 846 330-2 — Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan   (1993)
     Verve CD: 314 535 528-2 — Wave: Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook   (1996)
     Mercury (Eng.) EP: 10032MCE — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
Both titles on:      Mercury CD: 830 714-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. IV: The 1960s   (1987)
     Verve CD: 314 549 374-2 — Viva Vaughan   (2001)
     Mercury LP 12": 830 721-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1078/82 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4 (Part 2)   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 6636 224 — Night Song   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10523 — Viva Vaughan   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20941/SR 60941 — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": 20046MCL/SMCL — Viva Vaughan   (1964)

Strings are out on Mr. Lucky. The Girl From Ipanema is listed as The Boy From Ipanema.


Date: August 15, 1964
Location: NY
Label: Mercury

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wayne Andre, Billy Byers, Dick Hixson, Benny Powell, Kai Winding (tb), Jerome Richardson (f), Bernard Eichen, Lewis Eley, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Tosha Samaroff (vn), Bob James (p), Robert Rodriguez (b), Juan Cadavieco, William Correa, Bobby Donaldson, Jose Mangual, Rafael Sierra (per), Frank Foster (dir), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.33781   A Taste Of Honey - 2:51  (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) / arr: Frank Foster
b.33782   Shiny Stockings - 3:27  (Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) / arr: Frank Foster
     Mercury (Jpn.) CD: PHCE 3020/25 — You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To: Very Best Standards 101   
     Verve CD: 440 065 207-2 — The Diva Series: Sarah Vaughan   (2003)
     Mercury (Fr.) EP: 126184MCE   
c.33783   Night Song - 3:14  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) / arr: Frank Foster
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": 20085MCL/SMCL — Pop Artistry   (1965)
d.33784   Stompin' At the Savoy - 2:44  (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) / arr: Frank Foster
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 6612 040 — A Touch of Class   (1973)
     Mercury (Fr.) EP: 126184MCE   
e.33785   Fascinating Rhythm - 2:37  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Frank Foster
     Emarcy CD: 846 896-2 — The George Gershwin Songbook, Vol. 2   (1990)
     Mercury (Eng.) EP: 10032MCE — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
f.33786   The Moment Of Truth - 2:39  (Collen G. 'Tex' Satterwhite, Frank Scott) / arr: Frank Foster
     Mercury (Eng.) EP: 10032MCE — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
g.33787   Tea For Two - 2:44  (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) / arr: Frank Foster
All titles on:      Mercury CD: 830 714-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. IV: The 1960s   (1987)
     Verve CD: 314 549 374-2 — Viva Vaughan   (2001)
     Mercury LP 12": 830 721-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1078/82 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4 (Part 2)   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 6636 224 — Night Song   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10523 — Viva Vaughan   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20941/SR 60941 — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": 20046MCL/SMCL — Viva Vaughan   (1964)

Strings are present only on A Taste of Honey, Shiny Stockings and Night Song.


Date: August 18, 1964
Location: NY
Label: Mercury

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wayne Andre, Dick Hixson, Benny Powell, Bill Watrous, Kai Winding (tb), Jerome Richardson (f), Bernard Eichen, Lewis Eley, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Tosha Samaroff (vn), Bob James (p), Robert Rodriguez (b), Juan Cadavieco, William Correa, Bobby Donaldson, Jose Mangual, Rafael Sierra (per), Frank Foster (dir), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.33804   Fever - 2:49  (Johnny Davenport, Eddie Cooley) / arr: Frank Foster
     Mercury 45: 72334   (1964)
b.33805   Avalon - 1:48  (Vincent Rose, Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva) / arr: Frank Foster
Both titles on:      Mercury CD: 830 714-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. IV: The 1960s   (1987)
     Verve CD: 314 549 374-2 — Viva Vaughan   (2001)
     Mercury LP 12": 830 721-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1078/82 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4 (Part 2)   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 6636 224 — Night Song   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10523 — Viva Vaughan   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20941/SR 60941 — Viva Vaughan   (1964)
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": 20046MCL/SMCL — Viva Vaughan   (1964)

Date: December 17, 1964
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Donald Byrd (ldr), Donald Byrd (t, fh), Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (t), Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, J. J. Johnson, Benny Powell (tb), Jim Buffington, Bob Northern (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Grant Green (g), Herbie Hancock (p), Freddie Roach (or), Bob Cranshaw (b), Grady Tate (d), unknown (bkv), Coleridge Perkinson (con)

a.1493 (tk. 3)   I'm Tryin' To Get Home - 6:55  (Donald Byrd) / arr: Duke Pearson
b.1494 (tk. 5)   March Children - 7:05  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
c.1495 (tk. 11)   Brother Isaac - 4:50  (Donald Byrd) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 94030 2 — Blue 45s (The Ultimate Jukebox)   (1999)
     Blue Note 45: 45-1916   
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7 84188 2 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1989)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 4188 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1995)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9529 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (2003)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6661 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (2006)
     Blue Note (Sp.) LP 12": HBNS-451-08 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 4188/BST 84188 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1965)

Herbie Hancock (p) on b-c; Freddie Roach (or) on a-b.

An eight voice choir is present on this session.


Date: December 18, 1964
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Donald Byrd (ldr), Donald Byrd (t, fh), Joe Ferrante, Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (t), Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, J. J. Johnson, Benny Powell (tb), Jim Buffington, Bob Northern (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Grant Green (g), Herbie Hancock (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Grady Tate (d), unknown (per, tmp, tam, bkv), Coleridge Perkinson (con)

a.1496 (tk. 17)   I've Longed and Searched for My Mother - 8:30  (Donald Byrd) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note 45: 45-1916   
b.1497 (tk. 20)   Noah - 6:55  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
c.1498 (tk. 26)   Pearly Gates - 2:35  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7 84188 2 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1989)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 4188 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1995)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9529 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (2003)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6661 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (2006)
     Blue Note (Sp.) LP 12": HBNS-451-08 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 4188/BST 84188 — I'm Tryin' To Get Home   (1965)

unknown (per) on a; (tmp) on a; (tam) on c.

An eight voice choir is present on this session. Chimes are heard on track a.


Date: Probably Fall, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Reprise

Benny Carter (ldr), Bill Berry, Ernie Royal, Danny Stiles, Snooky Young (t), Urbie Green, J. J. Johnson, Benny Powell, Kai Winding (tb), Frank Wess (sax), Jerome Richardson (ts, f), Specs Powell (vib), Barry Galbraith (g), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b), Bobby Donaldson (d), Benny Carter (con)

a.   Claudia - 3:54  (Benny Carter) / arr: Benny Carter
b.   Night Walk - 3:53  (Benny Carter) / arr: Benny Carter
Both titles on:      RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SMJ 7443 — A Man Called Adam   
     Reprise (Fr.) LP 12": CVR 6058 — A Man Called Adam   
     Reprise LP 12": R/RS 6180 — A Man Called Adam   (1966)

The personnel is incomplete and uncertain. The titles are from the soundtrack of the movie "A Man Called Adam."


Date: January 7, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

Nat Adderley (ldr), Ernie Royal (t), Nat Adderley (c), Benny Powell (bt), Don Butterfield (tu), Seldon Powell (ts, f), Josef Zawinul (p), Sam Jones (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.8464   The Old Country - 4:25  (Nat Adderley, Curtis Lewis)
b.8465   Sermonette - 5:55  (Nat Adderley, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley)
c.8466   Never Say Yes - 4:25  (Nat Adderley)
All titles on:      Collectables CD: COL-CD-6404 — A Soul Experiment/Autobiography   (2000)
     Atlantic (Fr.) LP 12": 850.008 — Autobiography   
     Atlantic (Eng.) LP 12": 5032 — Autobiography   
     Atlantic LP 12": 1439 — Autobiography   (1965)

Date: October 7, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

Patti Labelle (ldr), Ernie Royal (t), Benny Powell (tb), Joe Grimaldi (ts), Billy Butler, Al Gorgoni, Bill Suyker (g), Richard DiGicco, Leroy Glover (p), Russ Saunders (eb), Gary Chester (d), Jack Jennings, Joe Venuto (per), Cindy Birdsong, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti Holte (bkv), Artie Butler (dir), Patti Labelle (v)

a.9372   Patti's Prayer - 2:17  (Bob Finiz) / arr: Artie Butler
     Ichiban Soul Classics CD: 2501 — Over the Rainbow: The Atlantic Years   (1994)
     Atlantic 45: 2333   
b.9373   Groovy Kind of Love - 2:10  (Toni Wine, Carole Bayer) / arr: Artie Butler
     Ichiban Soul Classics CD: 2501 — Over the Rainbow: The Atlantic Years   (1994)
     Atlantic 45: 2318   
c.9374   All Or Nothing - 2:24  (Pamela Sawyer, Lori Burton) / arr: Artie Butler
     Ichiban Soul Classics CD: 2501 — Over the Rainbow: The Atlantic Years   (1994)
     Atlantic 45: 2311   
d.9375   Who Can I Turn To - 3:07  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) / arr: Artie Butler
All titles on:      Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 45001 — Over the Rainbow   (2002)
     Atlantic LP 12": 8119 — Over the Rainbow   (1966)

An eight piece string section was also present on this session. The female backup vocal group was known as The Bluebelles.


Date: November 5, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

Solomon Burke (ldr), Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (t), Benny Powell (tb), Art Kaplan, Seldon Powell (ts), Haywood Henry (bar), Charlie Brown, Eric Gale, Trade Martin (g), Paul Griffin (p), Felix Cavalieri (or), Jimmy Lewis (eb), Herb Lovelle (d), George Devens (per), Leroy Glover (dir), Solomon Burke (v)

a.9483   I Don't Want You No More - 2:46  (Solomon Burke) / arr: Leroy Glover
     Atlantic 45: 2349   
b.9484   Can't Stop Lovin' You Now - 2:23  (Solomon Burke) / arr: Leroy Glover
     Atlantic 45: 2314   
c.9485   Baby Come On Home - 3:17  (Bert Berns, Jimmy Page, Robert Plout) / arr: Leroy Glover
     Rhino CD: R2 70284 — Home In Your Heart   (1992)
     Koch CD: KOC-CD-8016 — I Wish I Knew/King Solomon   (1999)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8158 — King Solomon   (1968)
     Atlantic 45: 2314   
All titles on:      Warner Music/Atlantic (Jpn.) CD: WPCR 25242 — King Solomon   (2007)

A female vocal group was also present on this session.


Date: November 12, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Atco

Ben E. King (ldr), Jimmy Nottingham (t), Benny Powell (tb), Art Kaplan (as, bar), Joe Grimaldi (ts, cl), unknown (str), Eric Gale, Al Gorgoni, Charles Macey (g), Leroy Glover (p), Dick Romoff (eb), Herb Lovelle (d), George Devens, Alvin Rogers (per), Artie Butler, Arif Mardin (dir), Ben E. King (v)

a.9559   I Can't Break the News To Myself  (Larry Harrison, Jimmy T. Williams) / arr: Teacho Wiltshire
b.9560   Goodnight My Love - 2:35  (George Mottola, John Marascalco) / arr: Teacho Wiltshire
     Rhino CD: R2 71215 — Ben E. King: Anthology   (1993)
Both titles on:      Atco 45: 6390   

Date: November 15, 1965
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

Barbara Lewis (ldr), Mel Davis, Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Paul Winter (sax), Phil Bodner (f), Vinnie Bell, Al Gorgoni, Bill Suyker (g), Leroy Glover (p), Dick Romoff (eb), Gary Chester (d), Jack Jennings (per), Artie Butler (con), Barbara Lewis (v)

a.9649   Don't Forget About Me - 2:30  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) / arr: Artie Butler
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8286 — The Best of Barbara Lewis   (1971)
     Atlantic 45: 2316   
b.9650   Sorrow  (Gerald Goldstein, Robert Feldman, Richard Gottehrer) / arr: Artie Butler
c.9651   He's So Bad  (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) / arr: Artie Butler
All titles on:      Atlantic LP 12": 8118/SD 8118 — It's Magic   (1966)

Date: February 24, 1966
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

Hubert Laws (ldr), Martin Banks (t, fh), Jimmy Owens (t), Garnett Brown (tb), Benny Powell (tb, bt), Hubert Laws (pic, f), Chick Corea, Rodgers Grant (p), Chris White (b), Ray Lucas (d), Carmelo Garcia (per), Victor Pantoja (cng)

a.9956   Bloodshot - 4:40  (Hubert Laws)
     Atlantic CD: 8122 71636-2 — The Laws of Jazz   (1995)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7834 — The Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws   (2006)
     Atlantic LP 12": 1452 — Flute By-Laws   (1966)
     Atlantic 45: 5077   
b.9957   Mean Lene - 5:15  (Hubert Laws)
     Atlantic CD: 8122 71636-2 — The Laws of Jazz   (1995)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7834 — The Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws   (2006)
     Atlantic LP 12": 1452 — Flute By-Laws   (1966)
c.9958   No, You'd Better Not - 3:32  (Hubert Laws)
     Atlantic CD: 8122 71636-2 — The Laws of Jazz   (1995)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7834 — The Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws   (2006)
     Atlantic LP 12": 1452 — Flute By-Laws   (1966)
d.9959   Home Folks
     unissued

Chick Corea (p) on b; Rodgers Grant (p) on a, c-d.


Date: Probably March 1966
Location: NY
Label: Atco

Ben E. King (ldr), Myron Shain (t), Benny Powell (tb), Joe Grimaldi (ts), Art Kaplan (bar), Trade Martin, Russ Titelman (g), Carole King (p, dir), Charles Larkey (b), Richard Philip (eb), Buddy Saltzman (d), Ben E. King (v)

a.10030   So Much Love - 3:16  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
     Rhino CD: R2 71215 — Ben E. King: Anthology   (1993)
     Atco 45: 6413   

Date: Early May 1966
Location: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Reunald Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib, v), John Derose (g), George Rhodes (p, con), Aaron Bell (b), Buddy Rich, Michael Silva (d), Antonio Morelli (dir), Others Unknown (var)

a.J-4628   Ain't I - 1:02  (George Rhodes)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
b.J-4629   With a Song In My Heart - 2:05  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
     Reprise (Fr.) EP: RVEP 60105 — Don't Blame the Children   (1968)
     Reprise 45: 0549   (1967)
c.J-4630   Another Spring - 2:57  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
d.J-4631   Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - 4:16  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
e.   Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - 3:09  (Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz)
f.J-4633   I've Got You Under My Skin - 10:43  (Cole Porter)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
g.J-4634   What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing In a Place Like This  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
h.J-4635   Dang Me  (Roger Miller)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
i.J-4636   Big, Bad John  (Jimmy Dean)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
j.J-4637   The Girl From Ipanema  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
k.J-4638   Ugly Chile  (Clarence Williams)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
l.J-4639   On The Road To Mandalay  (Oley Speaks, Rudyard Kipling)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
m.J-4640   What'd I Say  (Ray Charles)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
n.J-4641   Hello Dolly  (Jerry Herman)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
o.J-4642   The Lady Is a Tramp - 4:37  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Capitol CD: 5 41790 2 — Live From Las Vagas   (2003)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
p.J-4643   Lonesome Road - 6:48  (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkrat)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
q.J-4644   Gonna Build A Mountain  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
r.J-4645   Yes I Can  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
s.J-4646   I Want To Be With You  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
t.J-4647   Too Close For Comfort  (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofoener)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
u.J-4648   Something's Gotta Give  (Johnny Mercer)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
v.J-4649   Hey There  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
w.   My Mother The Car - 2:23  (Paul Hampton)
x.J-4650   On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - 2:45  (Burton Lane, Alan Lerner)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
     Reprise LP 12": P 10012R — Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe   (1968)
y.J-4651   The Birth Of the Blues - 4:13  (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva)
     Garland CD: GRZ 018 — Greatest Hits   (1988)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     DCC CD: DJZ 625 — The Sounds of '66   (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
     Reprise (Fr.) EP: RVEP 60105 — Don't Blame the Children   (1968)
     Reprise 45: 0549   (1967)
z.J-4652   As Long As She Needs Me - 2:31  (Lionel Bart)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
     K-Tel LP 12": NA 463/NC 433 — The Sounds of Sammy Davis, Jr.   (1975)
aa.J-4653   Bye Bye Blackbird - 3:14  (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ab.J-4654   One For My Baby - 10:20  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ac.J-4655   Where Or When - 3:15  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: George Rhodes
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ad.J-4656   Chicago - 2:44  (Fred Fisher)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ae.J-4657   You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - 3:23  (Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Rhino CD: R2 76059 — The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2002)
     Prism Entertainment CD: 985 — With a Song In My Heart   (2004)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
af.J-4658   Without a Song - 3:43  (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) / arr: George Rhodes
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 75972 — Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAD 503 — Here's...Sammy Davis, Jr.   (2001)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ag.J-4678   What Kind Of Fool Am I - 3:11  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
     K-Tel LP 12": NA 463/NC 433 — The Sounds of Sammy Davis, Jr.   (1975)
ah.J-4679   Let's Keep Swinging (Sam By George!) - 8:11  (Sammy Davis, Jr., George Rhodes) / arr: George Rhodes
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
ai.J-4680   Sweet Beginning - 1:42  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Fremus (It.) CD: CDFR 0506 — The Classic Collection: Live At the Sands Hotel   (1993)
     Reprise LP 12": 2R/RS 6237 — That's All!   (1967)
All titles on:      Rhino CD: R2 74278 — That's All!   (2001)

f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n;   p, q, r, s, t, u, v performed as medleys.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib) on ah; (v) on b-ag, ai; Buddy Rich (d) on ah.

The personnel of the Antonio Morelli Orchestra is incomplete. Titles f-n comprise a medley of 10:43. Tracks p-v comprise a medley of 6:48. Track timings vary among issues. These performances were taken from six Sammy Davis, Jr. shows. Track a is an instrumental introduction. Track ah is essentially a jam session featuring Buddy Rich on drums and Sammy Davis, Jr. on vibraphone. Information on these tracks comes from The Sammy Davis Jr. Discography.


Date: May 3, 1966
Location: Atlantic Studios, NY
Label: Atlantic

Leslie Uggams (ldr), John Messner, Sonny Russo (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Ray Alonge, Dick Berg (frh), unknown (str), Margaret Ross (hrp), Everett Barksdale, Vinnie Bell (g), Paul Griffin (p), Ron Carter (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Jack Jennings (per), Peter Matz (con), Leslie Uggams (v)

a.10226   We Can Work It Out  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) / arr: Peter Matz
     Atlantic 45: 2371   
b.10227   How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You  (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.) / arr: Peter Matz
c.10228   A Lover's Concerto  (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) / arr: Peter Matz
d.10229   I Hear a Symphony  (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.) / arr: Peter Matz
All titles on:      Atlantic LP 12": 8128/SD 8128 — A Time To Love   (1966)

A string section consisting of 9 violins, 2 violas and 2 celli is present.


Date: November 11, 1966
Location: NY
Label: Impulse

Chico O'Farrill (ldr), Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (t), Harry DiVito, Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tb), Julius Watkins (frh), Jerry Dodgion, Joe Firrantello, Eddie Wasserman, Frank Wess (r), Barry Galbraith (g), George Duvivier (b), Don Lamond (d), Chico O'Farrill (con)

a.   Royal Saddle - 2:42  (Chico O'Farrill) / arr: Chico O'Farrill
     Impulse 45: 45-259   
b.   Live Oak - 2:41  (Chico O'Farrill) / arr: Chico O'Farrill
c.   Panache - 2:45  (Chico O'Farrill) / arr: Chico O'Farrill
d.   The Lady From Nine Flags - 3:00  (Chico O'Farrill) / arr: Chico O'Farrill
     Impulse 45: 45-259   
All titles on:      Impulse LP 12": A/S 9135 — Nine Flags   (1967)

Date: November 18, 1966
Location: A&R Studios, NY
Label: Columbia

The Coasters (ldr), Melvin Lastie, Ernie Royal (t), Benny Powell (tb), George Devens (vib), James Booker (p, or), Jessie Preacher Fairman (b), Charles Otis (d), Earl Speedo Carroll, Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Will Dub Jones (v)

a.   Soul Pad - 2:42  (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
     King 45: 45-6404   (1973)
b.   Down Home Girl - 3:07  (Jerry Leiber, Artie Butler)
     Beat Goes Public/Ace (Eng.) CD: BGPCD 135 — King Funk   (2000)
Both titles on:      DeLuxe CD: DCD 7786 — 20 Greatest Hits   (1987)
     Rhino CD: R2 71090 — 50 Coastin' Classics   (1992)
     Gusto/TeeVee CD: 0750 — 20 Greatest Hits   (2006)
     Varese Sarabande CD: 066 844 2 — Down Home   (2007)
     King (Jpn.) LP 12": 1147 — Love Potion Number Nine   
     King LP 12": KS 1146-498 — The Coasters On Broadway   (1972)
     London (Eng.) LP 12": SHZ 8460 — The Coasters On Broadway   (1973)
     Date 45: 2-1552   (1967)

George Devens (vib) on b; James Booker (or) on a.

Thanks to Michel Ruppli for pointing out that this was not an Atlantic Records session.


Date: November 30, 1966
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, NY
Label: RCA Victor

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Art Farmer, Danny Stiles, Snooky Young (t), Paul Faulise, Benny Powell (tb), J. J. Johnson (tb, con), Jerome Richardson (as, cl, f), Phil Bodner (ts, cl, f, o), Tommy Newsom (bar, bcl, f), Hank Jones (p), Ron Carter (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.TPA1-5279   Say When - 2:54  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.TPA1-5280   Ballade - 3:47  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
Both titles on:      Bluebird CD: 6277-2-RB — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     Bluebird (Eu.) CD: ND 86277 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 47791 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 93843 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2002)
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 84324 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2004)
     Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10293 — J.J. Johnson: The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings   (2007)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5653 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": 6014 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1169 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3833 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1967)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": NL 89367 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1984)

Date: December 2, 1966
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, NY
Label: RCA Victor

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Burt Collins, Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (t), Paul Faulise, Benny Powell (tb), J. J. Johnson (tb, con), Jerome Richardson (as, cl, f), Phil Bodner (ts, cl, f, o), Tommy Newsom (bar, bcl, f), Hank Jones (p), Ron Carter (b), Grady Tate (d), Bobby Rosengarden (per)

a.TPA1-5281   Little Dave - 4:02  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.TPA1-5282   Space Walk - 4:05  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
c.TPA1-5283   In Walked Horace - 4:42  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
d.TPA1-5284   Blue - 5:45  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
All titles on:      Bluebird CD: 6277-2-RB — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     Bluebird (Eu.) CD: ND 86277 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 47791 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 93843 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2002)
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 84324 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2004)
     Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10293 — J.J. Johnson: The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings   (2007)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5653 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": 6014 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1169 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3833 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1967)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": NL 89367 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1984)

Date: December 5, 1966
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, NY
Label: RCA Victor

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Burt Collins, Art Farmer, Snooky Young (t), J. J. Johnson (tb, con), Benny Powell (tb), Tony Studd (bt), Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (frh), Jerome Richardson (as, cl, f), Frank Wess (ts, cl, f), Tommy Newsom (bar, bcl, f), Hank Jones (p), Ron Carter (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.TPA1-5285   Euro #1 - 5:54  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.TPA1-5286   Euro #2 - 5:39  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
c.TPA1-5287   Short Cake - 2:42  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
All titles on:      Bluebird CD: 6277-2-RB — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     Bluebird (Eu.) CD: ND 86277 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 47791 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 93843 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2002)
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 84324 2 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (2004)
     Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10293 — J.J. Johnson: The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings   (2007)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5653 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": 6014 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1169 — The Total J.J. Johnson   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3833 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1967)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": NL 89367 — The Total J.J. Johnson   (1984)

Date: December 29, 1966
Location: NY
Label: RCA Victor

Duke Ellington (ldr), Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (t), Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl), Harry Carney (bar, cl, bcl), Duke Ellington (p), John Lamb (b), Sam Woodyard (d)

a.   I'm Just a Lucky So and So  (Duke Ellington, Mack David)
b.   Blues At Sundown  (Duke Ellington)
c.   Lonely Ones
All titles unissued.

Date: December 29, 1966
Location: Associated Recording Studio, NY
Label: Decca

Screamin' Jay Hawkins (ldr), Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (t), Benny Powell (tb), Joe Grimaldi (ts), Buddy Lucas (bar), Billy Butler, Eric Gale (g), Ernie Hayes (p), Louis Mauro (b), Bernard Purdie (d), Warren Smith (per), Bert De Coteaux (dir), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (v)

a.118364   I Put A Spell On You - 2:21  (Jay Hawkins)
     Decca 45: 32100   
b.118365-2   Two Can Play This Game - 2:33
c.118366-2   Shattered - 2:17  (Jay Hawkins)
d.118367   You're An Exception To the Rule - 2:23
     Decca 45: 32100   
All titles on:      Bear Family Records (Ger.) CD: BCD 15530 — Spellbound! 1955-1974   (1990)

A chorus is also present on this session.


Date: January 10, 1967
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Johnny Hodges (ldr), Roy Eldridge (t), Benny Powell (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bar), Billy Butler (g), Jimmy Jones (p, con), Nat Pierce (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Oliver Jackson (d)

a.UPA1-3635   Big Boy Blues - 3:19  (Johnny Hodges)
     Bluebird CD: 5903-2-RB — Triple Play   (1996)
     BMG CD: 74321 52065 2 — Planet Jazz   (1998)
     Bluebird LP 12": 5903-1-RB — Triple Play   
b.UPA1-3636   C Jam Blues - 4:21  (Duke Ellington)
     Bluebird CD: 5903-2-RB — Triple Play   (1996)
     Bluebird LP 12": 5903-1-RB — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXL1-7102 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5731 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1183 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3867 — Triple Play   (1967)
c.UPA1-3637   Unknown Title
     unissued
d.UPA1-3638   Unknown Title
     unissued
e.UPA1-3639   Unknown Title
     unissued
f.UPA1-3640   Fur Piece - 6:20  (Johnny Hodges)
     Bluebird CD: 5903-2-RB — Triple Play   (1996)
     Bluebird LP 12": 5903-1-RB — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXL1-7102 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5731 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1183 — Triple Play   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3867 — Triple Play   (1967)

Date: July 3, 1967
Location: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
Label: RCA Victor

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Wallace Davenport, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young (t), Garnett Brown, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman (tb), George Dorsey, Frank Foster, Ed Pazant, Jerome Richardson, David Young (r), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d, v), Billy Mackel (g), Milt Buckner, John Spruill (p), George Duvivier (b), Alan Dawson, Steve Little (d)

a.   Glad Hamp - 5:19  (Frank Foster)
     Groove Merchant LP 12": GM 4400 — The Works   (1975)
     Glad Hamp LP 12": GHS 1020 — Hamp's Big Band Live   (1979)
b.   Blues For Gerty - 10:08  (Lionel Hampton)
     Groove Merchant LP 12": GM 4400 — The Works   (1975)
c.UPA5-6344   Turn Me Loose - 4:28  (Al Grey)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
d.UPA5-6345   Thai Silk - 4:31  (Lionel Hampton)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
e.UPA5-6347   Tempo's Birthday - 2:51  (Lionel Hampton, Joe Morris)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
f.UPA5-6348   Misunderstood Blues - 5:58  (Frank Foster)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
g.UPA5-6349   Meet Benny Bailey - 4:34  (Quincy Jones, Jon Hendricks)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
     Groove Merchant LP 12": GM 4400 — The Works   (1975)
     Glad Hamp LP 12": GHS 1020 — Hamp's Big Band Live   (1979)
h.UPA5-6350   Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - 3:30  (Lionel Hampton, Curley Hamner)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
i.UPA5-6350   Hamp's Boogie Woogie  (Lionel Hampton)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
j.UPA5-6351   Flying Home - 8:19  (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman)
     Bluebird CD: 66089-2 — RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half Century, The 20's - 60's   
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
     Franklin Mint LP 12": Vols. 37-40 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Jazz Milestones   (1984)
k.UPA5-6352   Greasy Greens (No. 1) - 4:39  (Ed Bland)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)
l.UPA5-6352   Greasy Greens (No. 2) - 4:37  (Ed Bland)
     Bluebird CD: 07863 66157-2 — Reunion At Newport 1967   (1993)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": FXM1-7286 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": SHP 5698 — Newport Uproar   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM/LSP 3891 — Newport Uproar   (1967)

k, l;   h, i performed as medleys.

Illinois Jacquet (ts) on j; Milt Buckner (p) on h-j; John Spruill (p) on a-g, k-l; Alan Dawson (d) on h-j.

The timings of these tracks vary considerably from issue to issue.


Date: September 12, 1967
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: Pacific Jazz

Booker Ervin (ldr), Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams (t), Garnett Brown, Bennie Green (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Booker Ervin (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Lenny McBrowne (d)

a.   St. Louis Blues - 4:11  (W. C. Handy) / arr: Teddy Edwards
     Pacific Jazz LP 12": ST 20127 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1967)
b.   Baltimore Oriole - 4:42  (Hoagy Carmichael) / arr: Teddy Edwards
     Pacific Jazz LP 12": ST 20127 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1967)
c.   L.A. After Dark - 5:03  (Teddy Edwards) / arr: Teddy Edwards
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 94032 2 — Blue Pacific Funk (Walkin' On the West Coast)   (1998)
     Pacific Jazz LP 12": ST 20127 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1967)
d.tk. 3   altL.A. After Dark - 5:08  (Teddy Edwards) / arr: Teddy Edwards
e.tk. 7   altL.A. After Dark - 5:05  (Teddy Edwards) / arr: Teddy Edwards
All titles on:      Pacific Jazz CD: CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1998)

Date: September 13, 1967
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: Pacific Jazz

Booker Ervin (ldr), Martin Banks, Johnny Coles, Ray Copeland, Richard Williams (t), Bennie Green, Britt Woodman (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Booker Ervin (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Lenny McBrowne (d)

a.   Kansas City - 3:00  (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) / arr: Teddy Edwards
b.   I Left My Sugar In Salt Lake City - 4:22  (Leon Rene) / arr: Teddy Edwards
c.   East Dallas Special - 4:37  (Booker Ervin) / arr: Teddy Edwards
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 94032 2 — Blue Pacific Funk (Walkin' On the West Coast)   (1998)
All titles on:      Pacific Jazz CD: CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1998)
     Pacific Jazz LP 12": ST 20127 — Booker 'N' Brass   (1967)

Date: September 19, 1967
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: A&M

Herbie Mann (ldr), Burt Collins, Ernie Royal (t), Benny Powell (tb), Joe Grimaldi (r), Hubert Laws (pic, f), Herbie Mann (f), Teddy Sommer (vib, per), Jay Berliner, Eric Gale (g), Paul Griffin (p), Ron Carter (b), Herb Lovelle (d), Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco (per), Herb Bernstein (con), unknown (v)

a.1440   Upa, Negrinho (Upa, Neguinho) - 2:40  (Eduardo Lobo, Gianfrancisco Guarnere) / arr: Herb Bernstein
     A&M (Jpn.) CD: 30XB-59 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) CD: D32Y 3817 — Glory of Love   (1987)
     A&M CD: 0827-2 — Glory of Love   (1990)
     A&M (Jpn.) CD: PCCY 10125 — Glory of Love   (1990)
     A&M (Jpn.) CD: POCM 5022 — Glory of Love   (1992)
     A&M (Eng.)/Hamlet LP 12": AMLS 944 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": AML 303 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": LAX 3102 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": AMP 4010 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": AMP 18009 — Glory of Love   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": C25Y-3817 — Glory of Love   
     A&M LP 12": LP 2003/SP 3003 — Glory of Love   (1967)
     A&M 45: 923    
b.   Land of 1000 Dances  (Chris Kenner) / arr: Herb Bernstein
     unissued

Date: November 13, 1967
Location: Capitol Studios, NY
Label: Verve

Oliver Nelson (ldr), Burt Collins, Ray Copeland, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (t), Joe Newman (t, con), Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell (tb), Paul Faulise (bt), Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Jerry Dodgion (as, cl, f), Phil Woods (as, cl), George Marge (ts, cl, f), Zoot Sims (ts), Danny Bank (bar, bcl, f), Bobby Rosengarden (vib, per), Patti Bown (p), Ron Carter, George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Oliver Nelson (con)

a.103731   Complex City - 8:07  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
b.103732   The East Side, The West Side - 4:10  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
c.103733   125th and 7th Avenue - 6:35  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
d.103734   A Penthouse Dawn - 3:05  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
e.103735   One For Duke - 5:20  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
All titles on:      Mosaic CD: MD6-233 — Oliver Nelson: The Verve/Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions   (2006)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9202 — Jazzhattan Suite   
     Verve LP 12": V/V6 8731 — Jazzhattan Suite   (1967)

This ensemble was known as The Jazz Interactions Orchestra.


Date: November 14, 1967
Location: Capitol Studios, NY
Label: Verve

Oliver Nelson (ldr), Burt Collins, Ray Copeland, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (t), Joe Newman (t, con), Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell (tb), Paul Faulise (bt), Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Jerry Dodgion (as, cl, f), Phil Woods (as, cl), George Marge (ts, cl, f), Zoot Sims (ts), Danny Bank (bar, bcl, f), Bobby Rosengarden (vib, per), Patti Bown (p), Ron Carter, George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Oliver Nelson (con)

a.103730   A Typical Day In New York - 4:43  (Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson
     Mosaic CD: MD6-233 — Oliver Nelson: The Verve/Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions   (2006)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9202 — Jazzhattan Suite   
     Verve LP 12": V/V6 8731 — Jazzhattan Suite   (1967)

This ensemble was known as The Jazz Interactions Orchestra.


Date: December 15, 1967
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Duke Pearson (ldr), Jim Bossy, Randy Brecker, Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm (t), Garnett Brown, Julian Priester, Kenny Rupp (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Jerry Dodgion (as, pic, f), Al Gibbons (as, bcl, f), Frank Foster, Lew Tabackin (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Duke Pearson (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Mickey Roker (d)

a.2000 (tk. 06)   Ready When You Are C.B. - 2:51  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
b.2001 (tk. 11)   Ground Hog - 3:00  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 54360 2 — Blue Break Beats, Volume 3   (1997)
     Blue Note LP 12": B1 54360 — Blue Break Beats, Volume 3   (1996)
c.2002 (tk. 19)   Mississippi Dip - 2:30  (George Andrews, Randy Irwin) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 5 23444 2 — Blunited States   (2000)
d.2003 (tk. 24)   A Taste Of Honey - 5:25  (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) / arr: Duke Pearson
e.2004 (tk. 37)   New Time Shuffle - 5:30  (Joe Sample) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note CD: 7243 4 97155 2 — Blue Big Bands   (1999)
f.2005 (tk. 30)   Bedouin - 5:20  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
g.2006 (tk. 40)   Straight Up and Down - 6:55  (Chick Corea) / arr: Duke Pearson
h.2007 (tk. 47)   New Girl - 6:00  (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson
i.2008 (tk. 54)   Time After Time - 4:05  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) / arr: Duke Pearson
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 4 94508 2 0 — Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band   (1998)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 4276 — Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band   (2000)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84276 — Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band   (1968)

Date: January 8, 1968
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: A&M

Artie Butler (ldr), Morton Bullman, Tom Mitchell, Benny Powell (tb), Jerome Richardson (pic, f), Arthur Bogin, Peter Dimitriades, Joseph Haber, Louis Haber, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, David Sackson, Irving Spice, Louis Stone (vn), Murray Sandry, Bernard Zaslav (vl), Seymour Barab (vc), Corky Hale (hrp), Vinnie Bell, Sal Di Troia, Charles Macey (g), Artie Butler (key, p, con), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Gary Chester (d), George Devens, Richie Ritz (per)

a.tk. 4   The Loop - 2:00  (Max Hardy (aka Artie Butler)) / arr: Artie Butler
b.   Music For Night People - 2:33  (George Moorhouse, Gordon Rees) / arr: Artie Butler
Both titles on:      A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": AML 307 — Have You Met Miss Jones?   
     A&M (Jpn.) LP 12": AMP 18010 — Have You Met Miss Jones?   
     A&M (Aus.) LP 12": SAML 932958 — Have You Met Miss Jones?   
     A&M LP 12": SP 3007 — Have You Met Miss Jones?   (1968)

Butler also plays ondioline, a small electronic keyboard instrument, on this session.


Date: January 25, 1968
Location: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Stanley Turrentine (ldr), Burt Collins, Marvin Stamm (t, fh), Garnett Brown, Benny Powell (tb), Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Al Gibbons (r), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Everett Barksdale (g), McCoy Tyner (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.2033   Spooky  (Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Mike Sharpe, Harry Middlebrook)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 31883 2 — The Lost Grooves   (1995)
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 93991 2 — Easy - Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits   (1998)
     Blue Note LP 12": B1 31883 — The Lost Grooves   (1995)
     Blue Note 45: 45-1936   
b.2034   Elusive Butterfly  (Bob Lind)
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 93991 2 — Easy - Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits   (1998)
c.2035   Love Is Blue  (Andre Popp, Pierre Cour, Bryan Blackburn)
     Blue Note 45: 45-1936   
d.2036   When I Look Into Your Eyes
     unissued

Date: February 1, 1968
Location: American Sound Studio & Atlantic Recording Studios, Memphis, TN & NY
Label: Atco

King Curtis [Curtis Ousley] (ldr), Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), King Curtis [Curtis Ousley], Frank Wess (ts), Haywood Henry (bar), Reggie Young (g, eb), Spooner Oldham (p, elp), Bobby Emmons (or), Mike Leach (eb), Gene Chrisman (d)

a.13850   Spooky - 2:46  (Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Mike Sharpe, Harry Middlebrook)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Warner Platinum (Eng.) CD: 8122799945 — King Curtis: The Platinum Collection   (2007)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)

The horns were recorded separately in NY and overdubbed. The personnel comes from the liner notes of Atco 33-247.


Date: February 8, 13 and 23, 1968
Location: NY
Label: Verve Forecast

Galt MacDermot (ldr), Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young (t), Bob Ascher, Garnett Brown, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman (tb), Jim Buffington (frh), Zane Paul (bar, f), Eric Gale, Al Gorgoni, Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, Don Thomas (g), Galt MacDermot (elp, or), Paul Griffin (or), Jimmy Lewis (b), Jimmy Johnson, Bernard Purdie, Earl Williams (d), Sticks Evans, Sir Harold (per)

a.104389   Dead End  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
     Verve Forecast 45: KF 5105   
b.104390   Three Five Zero Zero  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
c.104391   Aquarius  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
     Verve Forecast 45: KF 5105   
d.104392   Where Do I Go?  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
     Verve Forecast 45: KF 5089   
e.104393   Hare Krishna  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
f.104394   Frank Mills  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
g.104395   Hair  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
h.104396   Easy To Be Hard  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
i.104397   Good Morning Starshine  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
     Verve Forecast 45: KF 5089   
j.104398   Walking In Space  (Galt MacDermot) / arr: Galt MacDermot
All titles on:      Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 6007 — Galt MacDermot   
     Verve Forecast LP 12": FTS 3045 — Galt MacDermot   (1968)

The Winston Collymore Strings and the Valerie Simpson Singers also perform on this session. Electronic effects were provided by Rick Shorter.


Date: March 5, 1968
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

David 'Fathead' Newman (ldr), Melvin Lastie, Jimmy Owens (t), Benny Powell (tb), David 'Fathead' Newman (ts, f), Seldon Powell (ts), Jerome Richardson (bar), Winston Collymore, Leo Cruczek, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi (vn), Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke (vl), Kermit Moore (vc), Eric Gale (g), Richard Davis (b), Chuck Rainey (eb), Bernard Purdie (d)

a.14008   Ain't That Good News - 3:47  (Sam Cooke)
     Rhino CD: R2 71453 — Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman   (1993)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-6408 — I Need Some Money/Bigger & Better   (2000)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1505 — Bigger & Better   (1968)
b.14009   A Change Is Gonna Come - 5:27  (Sam Cooke)
     Rhino CD: R2 71453 — Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman   (1993)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-6408 — I Need Some Money/Bigger & Better   (2000)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1505 — Bigger & Better   (1968)
c.14010   The Thirteenth Floor - 5:47  (David 'Fathead' Newman)
     Label M CD: 5706 — Heavy Flute: Funky Flute Grooves from the 60s and 70s   
     Rhino CD: R2 71453 — Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 71452 — House of David: The David "Fathead" Newman Anthology   (1993)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-6408 — I Need Some Money/Bigger & Better   (2000)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1505 — Bigger & Better   (1968)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1590 — The Best of David "Fathead" Newman   (1972)
     Atlantic 45: 2554   
d.14011   For Sylvia  (William S. Fischer)
     unissued

Strings appear only on A Change Is Gonna Come and The Thirteenth Floor. The version of track c issued on Atlantic 2554 is edited.


Date: March 6, 1968
Location: NY
Label: Atlantic

David 'Fathead' Newman (ldr), Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), David 'Fathead' Newman (ts, f), Seldon Powell (ts), Haywood Henry (bar), Winston Collymore, Leo Cruczek, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi (vn), Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke (vl), Kermit Moore (vc), Billy Butler (g), Richard Davis (b), Chuck Rainey (eb), Bernard Purdie (d)

a.14012   Yesterday - 3:58  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
     Rhino CD: R2 71453 — Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman   (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2 71452 — House of David: The David "Fathead" Newman Anthology   (1993)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-6408 — I Need Some Money/Bigger & Better   (2000)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1505 — Bigger & Better   (1968)
     Atlantic 45: 2554   
b.14013   And I Love Her - 5:40  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
     Rhino CD: R2 71453 — Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman   (1993)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-6408 — I Need Some Money/Bigger & Better   (2000)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 1505 — Bigger & Better   (1968)
c.14014   Help  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
     unissued

The version of track a issued on Atlantic 2554 is edited.


Date: Spring 1968
Location: American Recording Studio & Atlantic Recording Studios, Memphis, TN & NY
Label: Atco

King Curtis [Curtis Ousley] (ldr), Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), King Curtis [Curtis Ousley] (ss, as, ts), Frank Wess (ts), Haywood Henry (bar), unknown (str, bkv), Reggie Young (g, eb), Spooner Oldham (p, elp), Bobby Emmons (or), Mike Leach (eb), Gene Chrisman (d)

a.14176   Soul Serenade - 2:53  (Curtis Ousley [King Curtis], Luther Dixon)
     Razor & Tie CD: 2054 — Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis   (1994)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-266 — Best of King Curtis   (1968)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
b.14177   Sweet Inspiration - 2:51  (Wallace Pennington, Lindon Oldham)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
     Atco 45: 6680   
c.14178   Honey - 2:27  (Bobby Russell)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
d.14179   Someday
     unissued
e.14180   Up, Up and Away - 2:48  (Jimmy Webb)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
f.14181   The Look Of Love - 2:30  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Warner Platinum (Eng.) CD: 8122799945 — King Curtis: The Platinum Collection   (2007)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
g.14182   Somewhere  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-293 — Instant Groove   (1969)
h.14183 (14696 ed.)   I Heard It Through the Grapevine - 3:16  (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
     Razor & Tie CD: 2054 — Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis   (1994)
     Koch CD: KOC-CD-8015 — King Curtis Plays the Great Memphis Hits/King Size Soul   (1998)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Warner Platinum (Eng.) CD: 8122799945 — King Curtis: The Platinum Collection   (2007)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-266 — Best of King Curtis   (1968)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
i.14184   Makin' Hey  (Curtis Ousley [King Curtis])
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-266 — Best of King Curtis   (1968)
     Atco 45: 6613   
j.14185   By the Time I Get To Phoenix - 2:38  (Jimmy Webb)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
k.14186   Dance For Peace
     unissued
l.14187   Theme From "Valley Of The Dolls" - 2:40  (Andre Previn, Dory Previn)
     Spy Records Ambassador Soul Classics CD: 46006 — Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'   (2005)
     Atco LP 12": SD 33-247 — Sweet Soul   (1968)
     Atco 45: 6582   

The horns were recorded separately in NY and overdubbed. A vocal group, The Sweet Inspirations, and a string section led by Gene Orloff, also recorded in NY, are present on some tracks.


Date: April 15, 1968
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Stanley Turrentine (ldr), Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young (fh), Benny Powell (bt), Jim Buffington (frh), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Hank Jones, Duke Pearson (p), George Duvivier (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.2091 (tk. 7)   Blues for Stan - 5:55  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
b.2092 (tk. 18)   Smile - 4:05  (Charles Chaplin, John Turner (John Phillips), Geoffrey Parsons) / arr: Thad Jones
     Blue Note (Eng.) LP 12": BND 4006 — Stanley Turrentine   
     Blue Note (Ger.) LP 12": BST 84506 — Stanley Turrentine   
     Blue Note LP 12": BN-LA394-H2 — Stanley Turrentine   (1975)
c.2093 (tk. 22)   The Look Of Love - 4:25  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 93991 2 — Easy - Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits   (1998)
     Blue Note 45: 45-1940   
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)

Hank Jones (p) on a-b; Duke Pearson (p) on c.

An overdubbed, fourteen piece string section, recorded on May 27, 1968, is present on Blues for Stan.


Date: April 16-18, 1968
Location: Atlantic Studios, NY
Label: Atlantic

Aretha Franklin (ldr), Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Richard Williams, Snooky Young (t), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell, Benny Powell (tb), George Dorsey, Frank Wess (as), King Curtis [Curtis Ousley], David 'Fathead' Newman, Seldon Powell (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Jimmy Johnson (g), Aretha Franklin (p, v), Spooner Oldham (or), Tommy Cogbill, Jerry Jemmott (eb), Roger Hawkins (d), Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales (per), Arif Mardin (con)

a.14329   You Send Me - 2:25  (Sam Cooke) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Atlantic CD: 8227-2 — Aretha's Gold   (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8227 — Aretha's Gold   (1969)
     Atlantic 45: 2518   
b.14330   See Saw - 2:42  (Steve Cropper, Don Covey) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Atlantic CD: 8227-2 — Aretha's Gold   (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8227 — Aretha's Gold   (1969)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8224 — The Super Hits, Volume 4   (1969)
     Atlantic 45: 2574   
c.14331   Today I Sing the Blues - 4:22  (Curtis Lewis) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Atlantic CD: 7 81230-2 — Aretha's Jazz   (1984)
     Rhino CD: R2 71523 — Soul '69   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8212 — Soul '69   (1969)
d.14332   The House That Jack Built - 2:18  (Bob Lance, Fran Robins) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Atlantic CD: 8227-2 — Aretha's Gold   (1990)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8227 — Aretha's Gold   (1969)
e.14333   I Say a Little Prayer For You - 3:30  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Atlantic CD: 8227-2 — Aretha's Gold   (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8227 — Aretha's Gold   (1969)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8224 — The Super Hits, Volume 4   (1969)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8295 — Aretha's Greatest Hits   (1971)
f.14334   Night Time Is The Right Time - 4:44  (LeRoy Carr, L. Herman) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
g.14335   Tracks Of My Tears - 2:53  (William 'Smokey' Robinson, W. Moore, M. Tarplin) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Rhino CD: R2 71523 — Soul '69   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8212 — Soul '69   (1969)
h.14336   I Take What I Want - 2:30  (Issac Hayes, Mabon Hodges, David Porter) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
i.14337   I Can't See Myself Leaving You - 3:00  (Ronnie Shannon) / arr: Arif Mardin
     Rhino CD: R2 71273 — Aretha Now   (1993)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD 8186 — Aretha Now   (1968)
j.14894 (edited)   I Say a Little Prayer For You  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) / arr: Arif Mardin
     unissued

The personnel is collective.


Date: April 22, 1968
Location: KQED Television Studios, San Francisco, CA
Label: [television broadcast]

Thad Jones, Mel Lewis (ldr), Randy Brecker, Danny Moore, Richard Williams, Snooky Young (t), Thad Jones (fh, c), Garnett Brown, Benny Powell (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Jerome Richardson (ss, as), Jerry Dodgion (as), Eddie Daniels, Seldon Powell (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Roland Hanna (p), Richard Davis (b), Mel Lewis (d)

a.   Just Blues - 4:43  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
b.   St. Louis Blues - 12:21  (W. C. Handy) / arr: Bob Brookmeyer
c.   Kids Are Pretty People - 5:39  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
d.   Don't Get Sassy (Don't Git Sassy) - 1:10  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
All titles on:      Efor Films (Sp.) DVD: 2869026 — The Complete Jazz Casual Series   
     Idem DVD: 1014 — Jazz Casual: Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Band/Woody Herman Band   
     Koch CD: KOC-CD-8563 — Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra/Woody Herman & His Swingin' Herd   (2000)
     Idem Videotape (VHS): 209 — Jazz Casual: Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Band   

This was a live recording broadcast on the Jazz Casual series on March 1, 1968. The program moderator was Ralph Gleason. The recording includes an interview of Jones and Lewis by Gleason. Track d is incomplete. On both audio and video issues, the remainder of the program involves the Woody Herman Orchestra.


Date: ca. May 1968
Location: NY
Label: Project 3

Louie Bellson (ldr), Jim Bossy, Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm, Paul Ubinon (t), Jimmy Cleveland, Nick Di Maio, Bill Tole (tb), Benny Powell (bt), Pete Christlieb, Sam Most (r), Jack Arnold (vib), Barry Galbraith, Tony Mottola (g), Pat Rebillot, Ross Tompkins (p), George Duvivier (b), Louie Bellson (d), Doug Allen (per)

a.   I Remember Bird - 4:33  (Leonard Feather) / arr: Bill Holman
b.   Shuffle Off to Broadway - 2:58  (Louis Bellson) / arr: Jack Arnold
c.   The Eel - 3:08  (John Arnold) / arr: Jack Arnold
d.   The Oracle Speaks - 3:05  (George Romanis) / arr: George Romanis
e.   3X5+16 - 4:28  (Louis Bellson, Freddie Thompson) / arr: Louie Bellson, Freddie Thompson
f.   Ode To Billie Joe - 3:20  (Bobbie Gentry) / arr: George Romanis
g.   My Very Own Person - 3:08  (Spence Maxwell, Gene DiNovi) / arr: Bill Holman
h.   Breakthrough - 4:00  (Mike Barone) / arr: Mike Barone
i.   The Moment Of Truth - 2:55  (Collen G. 'Tex' Satterwhite, Frank Scott) / arr: Bill Holman
j.   The Look Of Love - 3:27  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) / arr: Marty Paich
k.   Just Like That - 3:27  (Paul Sorensen) / arr: Paul Sorensen
All titles on:      Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": TWO 322 — The Dynamic Drums of Louie Bellson   
     Barclay (Fr.) LP 12": 920261 — The Dynamic Drums of Louie Bellson   
     Project 3 LP 12": PR 5029 QD — Breakthrough!   (1968)

The personnel seems to be collective over more than one recording session. The saxophones are modified electronically (Varitone) on some tracks. Tompkins plays electric piano on track k.


Date: May 2, 1968
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Stanley Turrentine (ldr), Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young (fh), Benny Powell (bt), Jim Buffington (frh), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b), Grady Tate (d)

a.3011 (tk. 29)   A Beautiful Friendship - 3:18  (Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)
b.3012 (tk. 37)   This Guy's In Love With You - 3:15  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     HMV Jazz (Eng.) CD: 7243 5 20881 2 — Soul Jazz   
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 57749 2 — Blue Bacharach - A Cooler Shaker   (1999)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 4 97222 2 — Blue Sampler II   (1999)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Blue Note 45: 45-1940   
c.3013 (tk. 42)   I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco - 2:22  (Tommy Wolf) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)
d.3014 (tk. 49)   Emily - 3:20  (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)
e.3015   Cabin In The Sky  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche)
     unissued

Kenny Burrell (g) on b-e.

An overdubbed, fourteen piece string section, recorded on May 27, 1968, is present on c and d.


Date: May 13, 1968
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Stanley Turrentine (ldr), Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young (fh), Benny Powell (bt), Jim Buffington (frh), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Roland Hanna (p), George Duvivier (b), Mickey Roker (d)

a.3023 (tk. 67)   Cabin In The Sky - 3:40  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Duke Pearson
b.3024 (tk. 76)   Here, There And Everywhere - 3:35  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Capitol (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5201 — Jazz Beatles Hits   (1990)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5874 — Jazz On Lennon and McCartney   (1994)
c.3025 (tk. 92)   MacArthur Park - 4:32  (Jimmy Webb) / arr: Duke Pearson
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 93991 2 — Easy - Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits   (1998)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": BST 84286 — The Look of Love   (1968)
     Applause LP 12": 2305 — The Look of Love   (1968)

An overdubbed, fourteen piece string section, recorded on May 27, 1968, is present on a and c.


Date: June 3 & 4, 1968
Location: Sam Phillips Recording Studio, Me